Frustrated, annoyed, and nearly ready to give up. That was how I felt as I wandered around during the happy hour at the end of the Founders start-up event. I had attended in part to learn, and I had indeed learned a lot at the sessions...
There I was, sitting by myself at a Barnes and Noble book signing for nearly two hours. For one hour and fifty-four minutes, not a single person approached me to buy a book. To make matters worse, I just had a little spat with my wife and told...
Bold. Unabashed. Audacious. Authentic. I’ve always had people that loved me for who I was, and my fair share of haters along the way. So even though I’d never heard or watched Bethenny Frankel before I sat down on a Zoom call with her, I immediately saw...
Depressed, exhausted, starving, sweaty and anxious. That's how I was feeling as I walked towards a big investor pitch meeting on a muggy day in June of 2013. I had had the WORST day so far - I had woken up early to take a train from...
“ALL IN!” I’ve been playing the great game of poker on and off for the last 35 years. Poker is a game of skill and luck–it requires strategy, patience, and calculated risk. In many ways, business and entrepreneurship are the same. Every week when I play...
11 Principles for Public Leadership that Actually Listens, Learns, and Leads with Heart Over a decade ago, I wrote a little LinkedIn article called “11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader.” It was inspired by my time in business — learning (often the hard way)...
I lost. But I also won. Here are my reflections and insights about politics, campaigning and the future of our great democracy. (Be warned, this is a lot longer than my usual articles. It's one part narrative, one part election analysis and one part advice...
EXPERT OPINION BY DAVE KERPEN, FOUNDER AND CEO, APPRENTICE @DAVEKERPEN ...
Designers of video games, from Super Mario Brothersin the 1980's to Call of Dutyin the 2000's, were living in a world abundant with data about player activity. Every time you moved, jumped, shot, achieved, explored, created, leveled up, and died, they knew it, immediately. And...
On this Independence Day in the USA, I felt especially blessed, as I headed to Cooperstown, New York with my wife to take our daughters to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time. (After all, baseball isn't just a passion for me, it's...